The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-15

were afflicted with bydrophobia. Several
weeks ago n dog with the rabies appeared on
( Mr.. Lovett'S place, and attacking his hogs
moculatad the same with its saliva, hydro
phob.e resulting thcrefrom. The doS was
killed.
\ petition is being circulated at Haines
CITY asking that a new county be formed
ont of that part of Polk county and that
part of Orange lying adjacent to kisslmmee,
and many are signing the same without ma
ture delibelatlon. OF course Kissimmee Is
to be the county seat of the new county thus
/ formed.
At Barlow Thompson & Co. have secured
the contract for the city and frenen's hall,
which is to be put up on the lot belonging TO
the town on Church street. The house, Nth
ont any inside finishing, will cost $6Sj. Size
| 15x50 feet. two stories high. Col. }. w.
Boyd, having purchased the tremen's old
building, is this week having il rolled to new
quarters.
The following lands in their respective
townships have been surveyed and plats OF
| survey will he filed in the United states
Land Office Tuesday, May "A, 1881. On and
after such day applications will be received:
Lot 3, Sec 10, T'p. u S, r. % T.: lot ), Sec.
| 10. and lots and 8, Sec. so, TIP. 81 S, r. ~
f. lots and ), Sec %, lots and 4, Sec 20,
and lot 1, Sec. 81, and lots 4, ), 6 and 7, Sec.
20, and lots and :, Sec. Il and fractional
I
~, 10, a D. II, %, 81, 81, "A and 30, Up. "a
S, X. Ii K.
Frank Bonal better known as Chico
while fishing off Walters wharf at Pensa-
cola, about o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
fell dead from the pier into the water III a fit
Of apoplexy. The water at the spot is about
two feet deep. When found, he retained in
his left hand the line of the cast net, the lat
ter lying loosely on the wharf. The de-
ceased was a shoemaker by trade and was
employed as foreman of Collins shoe manu-
! factory on PaafOX street, in which estab-
| lishment he worked all the forenoon of the
day of his death. He leaves wife and
three grown children
Commodore Harmony has just returned
! 10 Washington from an inspection tour along
| the Southern coast. Among the points
visited was the Pensacola navy yard where
he inspected the docks. He says that Pensa-
cola bay is an excellent place for a navy
| yard, and that money might be well spent
| in improving the docks, but the present site
| is too much exposed, and would be too hard
to defend in case of war. Therefore, he will
not recommend any expenditures of money
on the old dock, but will suggest that new
site for the navy yard be purchased which
will not be 50 vulnerable.
The Postmaster at Palatka has made a
careful summary of his years work for
transmission to the department, and it con-
tains some astonishing figures. The office
was raised to the second class on July last
and is now nearly ready to take q second
step forward Under the law the city will
have street delivery when the receipts from
rent of boxes, sale of stamps, envelopes and
periodical postage foots up $4,000 per an
num- For the year ending April L. 1887, the
footing was S0,057 II, so there can be no
doubt that this further convenience will be
| obtained for that city next fall.
Herbert Coates of Palatka, shipped from
there on Dec. p two boxes of oranges to his
father by rail to New York, thence by the
! Monarch line to London. The oranges were
put on board the Lydian Monarch on Jan. l.
Just as she started on her voyage to Eng
land the steamer was attached at the suit Of
creditors and detained with her cargo on
board, in New York harbor for two months,
and matters having been adjusted she was
allowed to sail, arriving in London on OF
about March Is. The two boxes of oranges
We're delivered to the consignee, who has
just reported to the shipper that out of the
two boxes only thirty oranges were too de
cayed to eat. The rest were in good condi.
| ton.
The East Florida Presbytery convened al
Ocean Street church at Jacksonville Wednes
day, with Rev G. w. Morrill,, moderator
in the chair. The minutes of the last meet
ing of the day before were read and ap
DIONetl dlu'I WHICH, IHS TtpDIUS Vi UUt VAIL
GUS committees were called for and read
At the afternoon session matters from the
General Assembly were considered. After
the reading of the minutes and Of the pro
gramme of business, reports were given oil
the organization of churches at South Lake
Weir and Satuna-the churches enrolled
Then the record of the full meeting of the
Presbytery was read and approved, after
which the various committees were ap
pointed Rev. r. B. Mattice was
appointed to prepare a narrative
of the state of religion for the
General Assembly. Various communication
which had been presented were referred tt
the committee on bills and overtures The
Presbytery voted negatively on the overtur,
permitting an elder to be moderator of tbs
General Assembly and affiImatively on that
permitting marriage with deceased wifet
l. sister, after hearing paper on the subject
r by Rev Mr.. Morrill, The Committees OF
t Home and Foreign Missions, Education, etc.
! made informal reports. The delegates
elected to the General Assembly were Rev
p j. L. Lyons, j. l.. Wilson, alternate, Elder
j. +. Onley, and Dr. Dewitt Webb alter
! nate. Rev. J. l.. Lyons rendered his reSig
t nation as stated clerk Of the Presbytery. i
! was accepted with regret and n warn
| acknowledgment of his twelve years faithfu
labors was rendered. Rev James Mitchell
was elected TO succeed him. Application L
the Board of Church Erection Tor $3.50 wa.
= made in behalf of the South Lake Wei
g | church.
! The loss to the guests at the St Angus
.. tine Hotel is much greater than at first re
! ported, and the total amount lost cannot
fall short Of 100000 One gentleman told
a Morning NetCS representative that he and
his family had lost s., 900 worth of valuable
: clothing. laces, dresses etc, and he knew Of
a lady vino had lost at least $4,000 in dress
> es AMI iewelry. Among the heavy losers
. are John Low and sister, of New York
: Nj. Low lost everything hut the clothes he
dressed himself in. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
| Bishop Mason lost heavily. John Campion
= / travelling agaent Of the Monoi
route. was in the fourth story when the
. alarm was given and was obliged to make Q
hasty exit. He lost three valuable GOLD
/. watches and baggage to the amount Of
. $1,000 \ number of ladies are waiting in
St. Augustine until they can obtain cloth
|, ing fit to travel in, having lost all they
! owned in the fire. The servants were alsC
!, heavy losers. Nh Beck, in the excitement
of trying TO save his large hotel, utterly for
got the fact that in trunk in the burning
/ Planters, Hotel lay deposited s 900 in crisl
Rreenbacks and 500 in gold. The money
! might have been easily saved. Among tht
ruins WAS found besides the body OF the un
fortunate Bridget Barry the half con
r. ! Sumcd remains OF a dog and that of a pei